Teresa Adams D.M.D.

Soft Touch Dental Care

With sedation dentistry, you'll feel like you slept through your appointment with Ellicott City area sedation dentist Dr. Teresa Adams. You'll likely remember absolutely nothing about your treatment, except waking up to your successful results. Dr. Adams commonly hears her patients say, "I remember taking a pill and the next thing I remember is waking up with my teeth fixed."

Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the Ellicott City, MD area and offering general dentistry, Dr. Adams can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.

At Soft Touch Dental Care, serving the Ellicott City, MD area, Dr. Teresa Adams offers Electronic Dental Anesthesia (EDA) to help greatly reduce the sensation of an injection. The EDA is a battery-operated device that sends mild electrical impulses through a finger pad that Dr. Adams holds against the tissue surrounding your tooth. This produces a pulsating, tingling sensation which effectively masks the discomfort of an injection.

Most major credit cards are accepted at Soft Touch Dental Care in the Ellicott City area. Types of cards accepted include Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card.

A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Ellicott City area dentist Dr. Teresa Adams understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Soft Touch Dental Care, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?

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Jose Loza D.D.S.

Leesburg Dental

You're unique, and you deserve quality, individualized care. Dr. Jose Loza believes your dental experience should blend the best of the personal and the professional. At Leesburg Dental in the Leesburg, Virginia area, we take the time to get to know you and understand your dental needs. Dr. Loza and his staff are dedicated to providing you with top-quality dental care designed exclusively for you.

Dr. Jose Loza, practicing in the Leesburg, VA area, can provide you with the highest quality dental crowns available, and restore your smile. Using state-of-the-art materials and cutting-edge techniques, Dr. Loza can make your smile look healthy and natural again.

Leesburg area cosmetic dentist Jose Loza, D.D.S. has extensive experience creating beautiful smiles. They're one of the first things people notice about you.

Our professional team will be happy to discuss your aesthetic dentistry options. The attractive results you'll get from Leesburg Dental can change your life!

Dr. Jose Loza has a gentle touch and provides comfortable cleaning for a whiter smile. Offering general dentistry in the Leesburg, Virginia area, Dr. Loza assures you that a bright, healthy smile is the result of regular, preventative, professional dental cleanings.

Dental X-Rays

Taking X-rays seriously

We do believe the judicious use of dental x-rays is in our patients' best interests. And you deserve to know why.

X-rays aren't just another part of our office routine. We rely, first and foremost, on a clinical examination-that is, we look inside your mouth. Then we ask ourselves, what information do we expect to find with X-rays that will benefit this patient? If there is no good answer, we won't recommend X-rays.

X-rays: What you should know

New X-ray equipment reduces the size of the beam, and eliminates "scatter"-photons bouncing around the room.

Fast film requires much less exposure time.

Lead aprons are almost 100% effective against exposing other arts of your body to radiation.

We monitor our equipment faithfully to keep timers precise, everything up to snuff.

We work with X-rays every day-they are our "eyes." There would be a very different kind of dentistry without them.

As a consumer, you can protect yourself, too!

Feel free to ask us why you need an X-ray. Don't insist on it just because "it's time." Let us know when you are having X-rays for medical reasons. If you move, or we refer you to a specialist, ask for your X-rays to be sent to your new doctor.

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Toothache Causes

An aching tooth you get from a cavity is no fun, but it's something that can be easily seen and quickly solved. Unfortunately, toothaches also stem from problems that aren't so easily recognized.

Tooth pain can be a little like that weird noise your car engine makes but always disappears the moment you drive it into the repair shop.

A tooth that aches only in the morning may be the result of overnight tooth grinding (bruxism). Bruxism is quite common, and has the potential of deteriorating tooth enamel. But it's also treatable. Occasionally a patient will experience some hot/cold sensitivity after a new filling or crown. That's normal, and should go away after a few days. If it doesn't, the problem may lie elsewhere. And we want to know about it.

There's also pain from "root surface sensitivity." This can result from years of brushing teeth too hard, "heartburn acid" which enters the mouth overnight and attacks the enamel of your teeth, receding gums, or periodontal pockets of infection. A toothache may even be the result of a microscopic crack in a molar. These pains are not easy to pinpoint, and often require that you and I work together to help determine the actual cause.

And, yes, toothaches come from decay. But whatever the reason, if you're experiencing tooth discomfort, call the dentist so we can help you solve the mystery of an achy tooth. With all the resources at our disposal, an aching tooth is something no one should have to live with.

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